This Friday a WWII bomb exploded in England 250 kilos and one meter long which was found on Tuesday near the mouth of a river. No injuries reported.
The huge explosion was heard several miles away in the west of the country, Norfolk police said. “It wasn’t a planned detonation“, law enforcement officers said.
Police also said all members of the military and emergency services who were in the area are “located”.
The artifact, which was found at the River Yare, “exploded shortly after the start of the dismantling work“Details Assistant Chief Constable Norfolk, Nick Davison.
The exact moment of the explosion can be seen on the official Norfolk Police Twitter account. “An unexploded bomb in #GreatYarmouth exploded earlier during work to defuse it. Our drone captured the moment,” they wrote.
“We can confirm that no one was injured. Public safety was at the heart of our decision-making process during this operation, which we know was a long one,” the statement concludes.
The bomb was discovered by one of the workers who are building a bridge in that area.
Before the bomb squad started handling the object, a protective wall with sand had been erected as a safety measure.
“Our strategy was the safest option. However, there is always the risk of an inadvertent detonation,” added the police command.
“Fortunately, all personnel are located and agencies are starting to assess the damage to the river wall,” Davison said.
a tragic ending
In April of last year, another World War II bomb exploded, but this time the balance was tragic: one person died as a result of the explosion.
The bomb killed one man and injured another in Ostrava in eastern Czech Republic when it exploded during excavations, police and media said at the time.
“We can confirm that the explosion was caused by WWII munitions,” police said on Twitter at the time.
According to local media, a 49-year-old man died while another suffered minor head trauma. The police evacuated about 50 people who were staying in houses located within a 300-metre radius.
World War II munitions are common in the north-east of the Czech Republic, an area the Red Army passed through in 1945.
Before the fateful explosion, police twice evacuated more than 1,000 people in Ostrava after discovering unexploded munitions.
Source: Clarin
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